Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Corridor Shortlist: Matt Bernemann & Rich Medd
Featured this week on the Short List are short sketches of drummer Matt Bernemann and trombonist Rich Medd. Bernemann has been a teacher and player for two decades and has appeared with Shade of Blue, Saul Lubaroff and his own Bernemann Brothers Band. As well as being a top-tier musician with Ritmocano and Three Dogs and a Bone, Medd is also the award-winning educator and director of the Iowa City High School Jazz Band for over 20 years.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Prestige Records in 1968 – Part One
Craig travels back 50 years to look in on the recording activities at Bob Weinstock’s Prestige Records during the year 1968. We’ll hear classic “modern jazz” fare from the likes of Pat Martino, Sonny Criss, Don Patterson, Harold Mabern, Willis Jackson, Barry Harris, and many others. Prepare yourself for a healthy, heaping helping of “Soul Jazz”!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Bobby Hutcherson Tribute
Said one critic of Bobby Hutcherson, “It looks like he’s levitating when he’s playing!” Join host Nancy Wilson as she details the “whole body experience” and the incredible palette of colors that vibes master Bobby Hutcherson brings to his art.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Tom Harrell at the 2014 Iowa City Jazz Festival
KCCK’s Program Director Bob Stewart has heard countless world-class musicians as they’ve played the Iowa City Jazz Festival. This month, we dedicate our Wednesday Night Specials to some past performances Bob considers some of the best. This week, its Tom Harrell’s set at the 2014 Iowa City Jazz Fest. Trumpeter and flugelhornist Tom Harrell has dozens of albums to his credit as a band leader. As a sideman, he’s sat in with the likes of Lionel Hampton, Lee Konitz, and Gerry Mulligan. His big band album was nominated for a Grammy award. Harrell played an energetic set for the crowd on the UI Pentacrest. Enjoy this encore of Tom Harrell, hand-picked by Bob Stewart, on the Wednesday Night Special.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
D.C. Jazz Loft Trios
Jazz has its capital cities: major gathering places like New York, Chicago, and New Orleans. But the music manages to live plenty well in many other places, too. What goes into those smaller ecosystems to enable jazz to thrive? In search of some answers, we sought out the DIY concert producers of Capitalbop in Washington, DC, as they presented musicians from the Baltimore-Washington metropolis. Jazz Night In America looks in on the 2015 DC Jazz Festival, featuring three trios led by vibraphonist Warren Wolf and bassist Kris Funn.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Modern Jazz Artistry of Joe Chambers
Craig examines the recording career of drummer, pianist, vibraphonist, and composer Joe Chambers. We’ll hear from his dozen recordings as a leader, as well as from his 60+ recording dates as a sideman, with the likes of Hubert Laws, Sam Rivers, Joe Henderson, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, and many more! This is excellent listening from one of the overlooked and underrated giants of jazz!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: